Rapist and murderer exonerated in China – 21 years after he was executed

Nie Shubin was found guilty 21 years ago of raping and killing a woman in the city of Shijiazhuang in China's northern province of Hebei.
He was executed on April. 27, 1995 after a provincial court upheld the decision, in an appeal against his conviction by a city court.
Following a second re-examination of the case begun in June, however, the Supreme People's Court today concluded, “The facts are unclear, the evidence is insufficient”, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Much of the evidence used against Nie was suspect, the court ruled, adding that there were doubts about the... read more

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A Chinese man has had his conviction for rape and murder overturned, 21 years after he was executed.
Nie Shubin was killed by firing squad in 1995 at the age of 20 after being found guilty of killing a woman in Shijiazhuang, in Hebei province.
The...